A small group of soldiers from Zhenmen Pass disguised themselves as Znu people and came to Zhenmen Pass. On the way, they met a small group of Znu soldiers. They killed everyone, robbed the clothes of the other party and changed into clothes, disguised themselves as Znu people, and went all the way to the south gate of Zhenmen Pass.
Zhenmen Pass has two gates, Dafeng Entrance is the south gate, and the north gate faces outside the pass.
The bearded man talked to the guards at the gate in Znu language, and did not arouse the other party's suspicion. "Brother, see you later." After saying hello, several people rode into the city. After
leaving here for so many years, the Znu language that they learned back then is still remembered by those who came back many years later.
The once prosperous place has now become a dead city. The people in the city have been massacred. Now those living in the town gate are the large army of the Zinu stationed here, and there are also groups of Zinu people living in the pass. The Dayu people who originally lived here no longer have their stalls on the street, and the people walking around are gone. The place is empty.
The man on the horse looked at the familiar place in his memory. He was a step late. Cao Gang grabbed the reins and the horse stopped as if it knew what its master meant. He lowered his voice and said, "Let's go and find a place to rest first."
This team was led by Cao Gang. This small team was the remaining people in the Li family army. They came to sneak into the Zhenmen Pass, but they didn't expect that entering the Zhenmen Pass was easier than they imagined. There are
several tribes living on the grassland. This time, the people of several tribes united to fight against Dayong. The army of Zinu went to the front, and there were not many soldiers guarding the rear, so the guards in the rear were more relaxed.
Zinu came prepared this time, and broke through Zhenmen Pass, and then broke through several cities of Dafeng, and Dafeng's army was completely defeated. However, if it weren't for the incompetent command of Feng Lingrui, they wouldn't have been defeated so quickly.
The death of General Li is still a mystery. Cao Gang brought people here this time to investigate the situation of Zinu's army, to come to Zhenmen Pass to see what the current situation of Zhenmen Pass is, and to find out the truth about the death of General Li.
The group went in and found a place that looked like a tavern. They got off their horses at the door and went in. There was nothing inside. There were dried blood stains on the ground. Needless to say, everyone in here was killed.
The last man to enter took a look at the door before following in.
"These damn beasts!" The man, who had been holding back his temper all the way, lowered his voice and cursed, "Sooner or later, we will kill these inhuman beasts!" Revenge for their dead people and dead brothers!
The people around patted the man and told him to keep his mouth shut and not talk nonsense.
They had not rested all the way here, and they also dealt with a small group of Znu soldiers on the way. Several men found a good table, moved a few long benches over, and sat down casually.
It hadn't rained for a long time, and the grass and trees in the ground had all withered. The wind and sand outside were blowing, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of dust.
The north gate that was closed in the past was now open, and the people of Zinu could enter the town gate at will, and no one would close the gate to prevent them from entering. The pastures outside the pass had dried up, so many cattle and sheep had starved to death, forcing Zinu to fight to the death and gather a large army to attack Dayong.
"Zinu's reserves are insufficient, and the rear is empty. This is an opportunity for us." Several men gathered together, and the leading man made a gesture. After they looked at each other, they all had a bottom line in their hearts.
Dafeng is a vast country. It is absolutely impossible for Zinu to occupy Dafeng in a short time. Zinu's army has gone to the front, and there is no one in the back.
"Everyone, act according to the situation. Don't be careless." They can't deal with the garrison here by themselves. They don't know how many Zinu soldiers are hiding here. Cao Gang has to remind everyone.
"We understand."
The man who spoke raised his hand, glanced at the corner, and winked at the people opposite. Several people became alert. The man with a scar on his face pulled out the dagger on his waist, approached the corner, and suddenly moved forward and grabbed a thin boy.
The boy wanted to escape but it was too late. He struggled after being caught, but he couldn't escape the big hand holding him from behind.
"Let me go...you bad guys, let me go..."
The child didn't know how long he had been hungry here. He was so thin and pitiful, his whole body was black and dirty, and he was so thin that only a pair of black and white eyes were left.
"You little bastard, if you want to attract people, just scream!" Scarface Chen Ke reached out to cover the boy's mouth, and was choked, but he didn't let go.
There was fear in the child's eyes. He understood what the man said. Seeing that he was dressed like a Znu soldier, he thought he was a Znu, but he spoke the Great Phoenix language. The child was not sure who these people were.
"Why is there another child here?" A boy walked over and looked at the child who was still alive here with curiosity. He didn't know how the child survived in this place and escaped the hands of the Znu.
Someone walked out and looked out through the crack of the door, fortunately no one was attracted.
"Boy, are you from Dafeng?" Scarface Chen Ke pinched the boy's chin and freed his bitten hand. He saw that his palm was bitten and bleeding. This stinky boy was really cruel, but he liked it. "Nod if you are right. If not..." He took a dagger and gestured on the boy's face, "I want to cut off your tongue, dig out your eyes, break your limbs, and then slowly torture you for fun..."
Seeing the child nodded.
"Scarface, don't scare him." The child saw that this was their Dafeng child. There were some differences between Dafeng people and Znu people. Znu people had deeper facial features and could be distinguished at a glance.
"If this boy could be scared, he would not be alive until now." Chen Ke let go of the boy's mouth.
Being watched by so many eyes, the child was still looking for an opportunity to escape.
"Come here." Cao Gang, who was sitting there, held a cake in his hand and a water bottle beside him. When the child saw the cake in the man's hand, he looked around at the men who were staring at him, weighed it in his mind, and walked forward and reached out for the cake.
Cao Gang retracted his hand and said, "I'll ask you a few questions. If you are satisfied, the cake is yours."
The child nodded. It was getting harder and harder for him to find food here. He didn't need to find food to survive.
"What's your name?"
"Little Yangshu." The child's name was Yang Zhai, and his mother called him Little Yangshu.
"Besides you, is there anyone else alive here?" The living person was naturally asking about the people of Dayong.
The child shook his head and stared down at his bare feet.
Cao Gang did not ignore the child's pause, unplugged the water bottle, and handed it to the boy, "Drink a sip of water." The child took the water bottle and took a big gulp of water. He was a little reluctant to return the water bottle, which was full of water. Seeing the biscuit in front of him, he grabbed it, paused for a while, and then put it in his mouth and took a bite.
"Now you can tell me, besides you, are there other children alive here? Otherwise, when we leave later, we will take you away and not care about the other children here." Since they met, they had to find a way to take the living child away. Seeing this child, Cao Gang decided to take him away, otherwise these children would be found by Znu sooner or later if they stayed here, and they would not live long.
"Who are you?" The half-grown boy was not stupid, and he knew what it meant to them to be able to leave here.
"We are the Li Family Army." Cao Gang took out a token with the word "Li" written on it.
"Are you the Li Family Army?" The child took a look at the token, and he recognized the words on it. For a moment, he didn't know why, but the child's big eyes suddenly burst into tears, crying so aggrievedly. After crying twice, it seemed as if he remembered something, and he grabbed someone and went to the backyard.
Cao Gang was dragged away by the child, and Scarface took a look and followed.
The half-grown child led the two adults to the backyard and pushed open the door of the woodshed. There was hay inside. Xiao Yangshu pushed aside the hay and found a smaller child lying inside, who looked to be only three or four years old, sleeping.
The child's face was red and burnt. Both children were very thin, with little flesh left.
When Zinu's army broke through the city gate, the child's mother reacted and hid the two children behind the hay. The eldest and second sons were smart and knew how to hide with their younger brother, escaping Zinu's search, so the two brothers survived.
They were lucky to be alive until now and wait for people to come.
"Oh no, the child has a fever." Cao Gang reached out to pick up the child, held him in his arms, and touched the child's forehead.
"You save my brother, I kneel down and kowtow to you." If my brother hadn't had a fever, Yang Shang wouldn't have thought of running out to find some food for my brother. Unexpectedly, he heard the sound of horse hooves, so he found a place to hide.
These people sat down as soon as they entered the house, and they also found him hiding there.
Whether adults or children in Zhenmenguan, they all knew the Li Family Army. Here, the Li Family Army was their god. On the day when the army broke through Zhenmenguan, the Li Family Army guarding the city and the people of this city were killed by Zinu, and only a small number of people left alive.
Cao Gang was brought out by General Li, so he was naturally a member of the Li family army.
Fortunately, they had strong liquor on them. According to the method Cao Xiangnan taught him, Cao Gang wiped the child's body with the strong liquor, soaked the biscuits in water and fed them to the child. The child must have been hungry for a long time, and he knew to eat as soon as the food entered his mouth, even though he was still unconscious.
Seeing that the child could eat, they were relieved.
After searching the town gate, they could not find anything related to General Li. They found the house where General Li caught fire, but did not find General Li's ashes, and they did not know who took General Li's ashes away.
The man standing there was silent for a while, squatted down, grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, wrapped it with a cloth, and said, "Old man Li, let's go home."
The hearts of the men were sad.
Before it got dark, they left the town gate.